Gunner 172693 John Graham

Courtesy Michelle Graham - McCarthy

Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 37th Howitzer Bty.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 6th of November 1918 (Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Pont-Sur-Sambre Communal Cemetery - A. 17.

Family details:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Graham, of 74, Morley St., St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 3 years old John is living at 4 Hill Street, St Helens with parents George (37), Margaret (37) and six siblings: Robert (16), Sarah (14), Maggie (10), George (8), Alice (5), Elizabeth (9 Mths). Boarding at the address are widowed William Burby (40), with his children Kate Burby (11), William Burby (8). 1911 - Sees 13 years old 'Errand Boy' John living at 74 Morley Street, St Helens with parents George (48), Margaret (47) and ten siblings: George (18), Alice (15), Elizabeth (10), Henry (9), Albert (6), Maud (3), Sarah (24), [cas=2011]William Thomas Graham[/cas] (22), Maggie (20), Robert (26). Boarding at the address is Henry Carter (24). AVL 1918: 74, Morley St., St. Helens

Notes:
M.M. [note=95]Two Graham Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] [url=lmem.php?lmem=21]Remembered On St Marks War Memorial, North Road.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_people/GrahamFamily1914.jpg[/pic][caption]The Graham Family Courtesy of Michelle Graham - McCarthy[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_people/GunnerJohnGraham.jpg[/pic][caption]Photograph Courtesy of Susan Burrows & Barbara McHugh[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/172693JohnGraham.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner John Graham MM at Pont-Sur-Sambre Communal Cemetery (Courtesy of Len at [url=http://www.findagrave.com/index.html]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem2.jpg[/pic] [caption]John is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]